Associated Press stories have long been banned from my personal blog because of their copyright-trolling ways, but now they’ve hit a new low. Now they’re implementing DRM wrappers around their content and cracking down on anyone who so much as quotes a headline and links to an article without paying a fee.
AP CEO Tom Curley clearly does not grasp the referral economy of the Web. Hey, if he doesn’t want link love, then I sure as Hell won’t give him any. I have better things to do than give him my Google juice and get sued for it.
So do you. Don’t ever link to these copyright trolls. Don’t direct your audience’s hard-earned attention to people who will only charge you for it. If you really must talk about an AP story, Google up some alternative coverage from their many more clued-in competitors. Boycott the Associated Press.
Originally posted on July 25, 2009 @ 6:25 am
You’re stupid. AP’s a better read than your FAIL life.
I do not get the message that you want to convey, you idiot. This blog sucks!
“Reuters stands ready to help those who wish an alternative to the AP.”
— Chris Ahearn, President, Reuters.
LOL WTF WTF! Funny kid.